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Work History
Education
Professional Training
Accomplishments
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Sebastien CALLEGARI-SULLIVAN

New York,NY

Summary

Status : US Permanent Resident (U.S. citizenship in process)

Inclusive educator experienced in teacher training, implementing programs of excellence, project management, and supporting the diversity of adolescents from middle school through high school in their well-being and academic success; trained in leadership and management in an international educational environment and possessing strong communication and teamwork skills.

Overview

31
31
years of professional experience

Work History

Leadership

Lycée Français
New York City, NY
09.2021 - Current

Member of the School Education Committee (since 2021)

  • Meet with committee members to review, strategize and develop policies.
  • Organize plans support student well-being.
  • Promote plans for diversity and inclusion.

Coaching Staff Member (since 2023)

  • Support teachers in their pedagogical thinking.
  • Monitor their planning.

Member of the Honor Council (2022-2023)

  • Support students in their understanding of rules and philosophy regarding academic integrity.
  • Foster collaboration between students and the pedagogical team.

Advisor Committee Coordinator (2021-2022)

  • Coordinate and manage team.
  • Prepare and lead meetings.
  • Create the curriculum and activities.
  • Develop the Buddy Program for new students.

Leadership

French Department of Education
Versailles, France
09.2009 - 08.2013

Coach and Instructor Teacher

  • Mentored new teachers.
  • Evaluated teachers on their pedagogical practice and progress.
  • Developed and organized instructional teaching modules designed for full time educators: methodologies, practices, etc.
  • Trained teachers to teach the History/Geography curriculum.
  • Prepared Topics for French National exam (Baccalauréat professionnel).

Member of a French Public School Administration Board

  • Approved organizational strategies and budget decisions.
  • Made guidelines for conducting dialogue with parents.
  • Programmed and financed school trips.
  • Participated in various committees to meet specialized goals (Honor Council, Disciplinary Board).
  • Brainstormed new policies and directed program operations.

Teaching (History-Geography, Middle & High School)

Lycée Français
New York, NY
09.2014 - Current
  • Teach and Advise multiple grades in Middle and High School (Baccalauréat Français International)
  • Maintain student development records and focus on meeting improvement goals and skills.
  • Communicate with parents and guardians to advocate for at-home learning.
  • Adapt activities and assessments to meet the level of the students.
  • Practice diversified/multi-tier educational strategy.
  • Research addition of supplementary materials to school manuals (videos, websites, documents, etc.).
  • Work with teams on assessments, curriculum and projects by learning
  • Prepare 9th grade students for the Resistance and Deportation National French Contest.

Teaching (History-Geography, Middle School)

French Department of Education
Versailles, France
09.2013 - 08.2014
  • Developed innovative methods of instruction related to history and geography course content and class objectives.
  • Collaborated with colleagues to share ideas and research.

Teaching (French-History, Vocational School)

French Department of Education
Versailles, France
09.2002 - 08.2013
  • Designed of varied teaching sessions (focusing on various themes such as autobiography, theater, poetry, etc.).
  • Exploration of literary works (coaching students in the study of classic and contemporary literary works, fostering a deeper understanding and informed appreciation of literature).
  • Involvement in literary and civic projects (active contribution to 9th grade students' literary and civic projects, including participation in the prestigious Prix des Incorruptibles. This prize aims to stimulate a love of reading in all children and teenagers).
  • Individualized student support(Providing personalized support to meet students' specific needs, thus fostering their academic and personal development).
  • Assisted and supervised students in finding internships.
  • Organized student theater workshops in partnership with Theater 71, Malakoff (France).
  • Aided in organization of senior year trip to London.
  • Evaluated student performance through tests, exams and projects.

Assistant Dean of Students

French Department of Education
Versailles, France
09.1993 - 08.1999
  • Supported students' academic, social and emotional needs.
  • Managed behaviors and mediated conflicts.
  • Communicated and followed-up with families.

Education

Certification in Diversity And Inclusion in The Workplace -

ESSEC Business School
Paris, France
2023

Certification in School Management And Leadership -

Harvard Business School
Boston, MA
2022

Training for the Head of School National French Exam -

French National Center For Distance Learning-CNED
France
2022

Certification of French as a Second Language -

Alliance Française
Vichy
2021

M.D. - History

University Versailles-Saint-Quentin
Versailles

Bachelor of Arts - History and Geography

University Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Versailles

Professional Training

  • Diversity, well-being and inclusion in schools (Dr. Gay Conference at the LFNY; Workshop organized by AEFE).
  • NAIS People of Color Conference, Atlanta (2016).
  • Adolescent learning/knowledge acquisition (Workshop by French Department of Education).
  • Assessment by competence and differentiated pedagogy (Workshop by French Department of Education).
  • Personal Research on bullying in schools.

Accomplishments

  • Collaboration on a University Publication, Liberation of the Camps, and the Return of the Deported (ed. Complexe, 1995), under instruction of Marie-Anne Matard-Bonucci and Edouard Lynch.

Languages

  • French (Native Language), English (Fluent), Italian (Fluent), Spanish (proficient in reading), French Sign Language (beginner level).

Additional Information

  • Military Service (1995-1996 - Base of Vincennes, France)
  • Communication Specialist and Media Planner (2000-2001 - Paris, France)

Hobbies

  • Cinema (1930s-1940s), Opera, Architecture, Metropoles, Broadway shows.
  • Volunteer at LGBTQ+ Center of New York; implemented 1st French Class for beginners.

Timeline

Leadership

Lycée Français
09.2021 - Current

Teaching (History-Geography, Middle & High School)

Lycée Français
09.2014 - Current

Teaching (History-Geography, Middle School)

French Department of Education
09.2013 - 08.2014

Leadership

French Department of Education
09.2009 - 08.2013

Teaching (French-History, Vocational School)

French Department of Education
09.2002 - 08.2013

Assistant Dean of Students

French Department of Education
09.1993 - 08.1999

Certification in Diversity And Inclusion in The Workplace -

ESSEC Business School

Certification in School Management And Leadership -

Harvard Business School

Training for the Head of School National French Exam -

French National Center For Distance Learning-CNED

Certification of French as a Second Language -

Alliance Française

M.D. - History

University Versailles-Saint-Quentin

Bachelor of Arts - History and Geography

University Versailles-Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Sebastien CALLEGARI-SULLIVAN